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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 6, 2007) - Former Commanding Officer of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Capt. Richard Martin and current Commanding Officer, Capt. Ted Carter take a moment to pose with Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard employees after a commemorative plaque and coin were welded under the mast of the ship during a mast stepping ceremony. The stepping of the ship's mast is a Navy tradition in which a coin is placed at the base of a ship's mast to bring good luck and safe voyages for a vessel. Carl Vinson is undergoing its scheduled refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Myriam M. Padilla (RELEASED)